Savitri - 60

Sri Aurobindo's Savitri

Daily Savitri - 60

Can rase the fixed interminable line 
That joins these changing names, these numberless lives, 
These new oblivious personalities 
And keeps still lurking in our conscious acts 
The trail of old forgotten thoughts and deeds, 
Disown the legacy of our buried selves,   

- Savitri by Sri Aurobindo, Book 1, Canto -II, The Issue, Page 12

Sri Aurobindo's epic poem, Savitri, is a symbolic myth that responds to a deeply felt need in the contemporary mind. Not only does it represent a world view that is in harmony with the most recent understanding of scientific reality; but, as a symbol, it penetrates to the essential truth of that reality. It concomitantly describes what is involved in the fulfillment of a spiritually individuated life. This is the goal of Jung's myth of consciousness for our time. Not only is Savitri a vision for individual and collective self-fulfillment, but, as a mantra, it has a directly transformative effect on the inner consciousness. Such a magnificent poem calls for intelligent reflection.


Thanks,
AuroMere Meditation Center,
Chennai.